HONG KONG – Helen Mirren and her husband, the director Taylor Hackford, are the latest Hollywood luminaries to announce attendance at the Shanghai International Film Festival, which kicks off its eight-day run on Saturday.

Mirren will be meeting the audience at a June 19 screening at the Shanghai Film Art Center for Hitchcock, in which she plays Alma Reville, the wife of the legendary filmmaker, who is played by Anthony Hopkins.

Meanwhile, Hackford will appear at the festival’s opening ceremony on June 15 both as the president of the Directors Guild of America and as the director of the action thriller Parker, which will make its bow at the festival on June 18. Mirren will also be attending the screening, according to an announcement released by the festival.

Mirren and Hackford are the latest Hollywood stars to put in an appearance at Mainland China’s biggest film festival. Oliver Stone has already been scheduled to turn up to receive an honorary award, preside over a showcase of his films, and conduct an on-stage discussion with Hong Kong director JohnnieTo during the festival’s film market.